Random crashes after upgrade; how to switch back to previous version Firefox

First of all Firefox upgraded itself without asking, even though I did not give any approval or command to go ahead. Since my HW is a bit older, I do not want to go for any SW upgrades of my infrastructure SW, except essential tools for my work. 99% of time upgraded SW will need/ use up more resources and slow down the performance while providing "NEW" features or enhancements which I may not even want unless I upgrade my HW. Now I am prone to more crashes when I have scores of tabs in 3 or 4 windows, which is normal for my concurrent processing mind; as often my searches result in things that I cannot finish reading/followup in a day. Although I do bookmark a lot too, but one has to remember to do it; whereas a Tab is open there to REMIND me to read or followup.
Secondly, Then there is no easily visible way or button to switch back to the "previous" version of Firefox; i.e. to undo the Upgrade. Very disappointing and frustrating !! What happened to customer-oriented thinking ?
Adobe behaves better, I have been saying NO to its upgrade question a zillion times, without unchecking "Remind Later" box. And it did not upgrade automatically in last 2 yrs. Only when I pressed ENTER with its button in focus, did it go ahead and upgrade itself (even that was unwittingly done, but at least it WAS my action).
S. Jalali

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